Oldsmobile Starfire specifications by year

Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023

Brochure illustration: red 1961 Starfire convertible with a couple, front three-quarter, among palm trees — 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible, from the 1961 Starfire brochure

1961

Measure	Value	Applies to
Axle ratio	3.42 :1	Starfire
Shipping weight	4,305 lb	Starfire convertible
Wheelbase	123 in	Starfire 3667
Tread, front and rear	61 in	Starfire 3667
Overall length	212 in	Starfire 3667
Overall width	77.2 in	Starfire 3667
Overall height	55.3 in	Starfire 3667
Tires	8.50 x 14	Starfire 3667
Curb weight	4,496 lb	Starfire convertible coupe 3667 (front 2458, rear 2038)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,332 lb	Starfire convertible coupe 3667
Weight distribution, passengers in front	51.5 / 48.5 % front / rear	Starfire 3667
Air conditioning differential weight	160 lb	Starfire 3667
Paint finish type	Lacquer	Starfire 3667

1962

Measure	Value	Applies to
Axle ratio	3.42 :1	Starfire
Curb weight	4,368 lb	Starfire Holiday hardtop coupe 3647 (front 2410, rear 1958 as printed)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,204 lb	Starfire hardtop coupe 3647
Curb weight	4,521 lb	Starfire convertible 3667 (front 2494, rear 2027)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,357 lb	Starfire convertible 3667
Dual exhaust differential weight	39.5 lb	full-size 1962 (accessory table)
Overall length	213.9 in	Starfire, Dynamic 88 and Super 88
Overall height	55.6 in	Starfire coupe
Overall width	77.9 in	all full-size
Tread, front and rear	61 in	all full-size
Tires	8.50 x 14	Starfire and 98

1963

Measure	Value	Applies to
Axle ratio	3.42 :1	Starfire
Curb weight (test car)	4,330 lb	Car Life hardtop
Wheelbase	123 in	Starfire
Overall height	55 in	Starfire hardtop coupe 3657
Tires	8.00 x 14	Starfire hardtop coupe 3657
Curb weight	4,343 lb	Starfire hardtop coupe 3657 (front 2418, rear 1925)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,173 lb	Starfire hardtop coupe 3657
Overall height	55.9 in	Starfire convertible 3667
Tires	8.50 x 14	Starfire convertible 3667
Curb weight	4,492 lb	Starfire convertible 3667 (front 2480, rear 2012)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,322 lb	Starfire convertible 3667
Overall length	214.5 in	Starfire 3657 and 3667
Overall width	77.9 in	Starfire 3657 and 3667
Tread	62.2 front / 61.0 rear in	Starfire 3657 and 3667
Passenger capacity	5 passengers	Starfire 3657 and 3667 (bucket front seats standard)
Minimum effective rear leg room	35.8 in	Starfire coupe 3657
Effective rear head room	38.1 in	Starfire coupe 3657

1964

Measure	Value	Applies to
Axle ratio	3.42 :1	Starfire (ratios to 2.56 available)
Curb weight (test car)	4,460 lb	Motor Trend convertible
Overall length	215.3 in	Starfire
Curb weight	4,345 lb	Starfire coupe 3657 (front 2414, rear 1931)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,173 lb	Starfire coupe 3657
Curb weight	4,460 lb	Starfire convertible 3667 (front 2474, rear 1986)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,288 lb	Starfire convertible 3667
Overall height	54.2 in	Starfire coupe 3657
Overall width	77.76 in	Starfire coupe 3657
Tread	62.2 front / 61.06 rear in	Starfire coupe 3657
Tires	8.00 x 14	Starfire coupe 3657
Wheelbase	123 in	Starfire coupe 3657

1965

Measure	Value	Applies to
Axle ratio	3.23 :1	Starfire, automatic and manual
Curb weight	4,323 lb	Starfire coupe 36657 (front 2297, rear 2026)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,132 lb	Starfire coupe 36657
Curb weight	4,402 lb	Starfire convertible 36667 (front 2339, rear 2063)
Shipping weight (licensing weight)	4,211 lb	Starfire convertible 36667
Wheelbase	123 in	Starfire
Overall length	216.9 in	Starfire
Overall width	80 in	Starfire
Overall height	54.1 in	Starfire coupe
Tread	62.5 front / 63.0 rear in	Starfire
Tires	8.25 x 14 (coupe); 8.55 x 14 whitewall (convertible)	Starfire
Axle ratio	3.23 standard (manual and automatic); 3.42 optional performance ratio with automatic :1	Starfire
Usable luggage capacity	19.4 cu ft	Starfire coupe
Fuel tank capacity	25 gal	Starfire
Turning diameter	43.6 ft	Starfire
Brake drum diameter	11 in	Starfire (total lining area 208.6 sq in)

1966

Measure	Value	Applies to
Shipping weight	4,013 lb	Starfire coupe
Overall length	217 in	Starfire
Overall width	80 in	Starfire
Overall height	54.1 in	Starfire
Wheelbase	123 in	Starfire
Tread	62.5 front / 63.0 rear in	Starfire
Trunk capacity	17.1 usable / 39.5 total cu ft	Starfire
Fuel tank capacity	25 gal	Starfire
Brakes	11.0-in drums; 208.6 sq in total lining	Starfire
Turning diameter	43.6 ft	Starfire
Axle ratio	3.23 standard with 3- or 4-speed (3.42 performance); 3.08 standard with automatic (3.42 performance with H.D. Turbo Hydra-Matic) :1	Starfire V-8
Tires	8.25 x 14 standard; 8.55 x 14 with air conditioning	Starfire

Each year's heading links to that model year's full fact sheet. Specification labels are carried as recorded and not normalized across years, so the same measure may be worded differently from one year to the next.